Stigmatization Surrounding Hooking up
As mentioned earlier, past research has found positive correlations between alcohol use and hooking up (Paul et al., 2000; Garneau et al., 2013). These results further suggest that individuals may experience feelings of regret or negative self-evaluations, after an intoxicated hookup encounter. On the other hand, one may be tempted to dismiss the hookup encounter and perceive the self as less responsible for their behaviours due to being in an intoxicated status at that time. Despite hooking up being perceived as culturally normative on college campuses, (Bradshaw et al., 2010; Garcia, Reiber, Massey, & Merriwether, 2012; Stinson, 2010) Allison and her colleagues (2013) found that many students still experience …show more content…
The focus of Rupp, Taylor, Regev-Messalem, Fogarty, and England’s article (2014) was that the hookup culture provides a pathway for affirming non-normative sexual identities. The idea of lesbianism being non-normative illustrates the clear dichotomy created within our heteronormative society; (Rupp et al., 2014) considering heterosexuality as normal, and homosexuality as abnormal. The researchers claim that lesbian sexual acts are legitimate and enforced as socially appropriate when acting as a compliment to heterosexuality; however, other research has suggested that love relationships are not as accepted between two women (Hamilton, 2007). Students are also beginning to embrace fluid identities in which they move beyond identifying with a static, mutually exclusive gender or sex. In other words, they are taking part in a process of undoing gender. However, men with same sex attractions receive less acceptance within this culture (Pascoe, 2011 as cited in Rupp, & Taylor, 2010). For example, a popular drinking environment for hooking up also commonly encourages women kissing other women for the enjoyment of male individuals, sometimes leading to threesome sexual acts (Rupp et al., 2010). Women initiating same-sex sexual behaviour is thus a complimenting part of this heteronormative sexual hookup
As mentioned earlier, past research has found positive correlations between alcohol use and hooking up (Paul et al., 2000; Garneau et al., 2013). These results further suggest that individuals may experience feelings of regret or negative self-evaluations, after an intoxicated hookup encounter. On the other hand, one may be tempted to dismiss the hookup encounter and perceive the self as less responsible for their behaviours due to being in an intoxicated status at that time. Despite hooking up being perceived as culturally normative on college campuses, (Bradshaw et al., 2010; Garcia, Reiber, Massey, & Merriwether, 2012; Stinson, 2010) Allison and her colleagues (2013) found that many students still experience …show more content…
The focus of Rupp, Taylor, Regev-Messalem, Fogarty, and England’s article (2014) was that the hookup culture provides a pathway for affirming non-normative sexual identities. The idea of lesbianism being non-normative illustrates the clear dichotomy created within our heteronormative society; (Rupp et al., 2014) considering heterosexuality as normal, and homosexuality as abnormal. The researchers claim that lesbian sexual acts are legitimate and enforced as socially appropriate when acting as a compliment to heterosexuality; however, other research has suggested that love relationships are not as accepted between two women (Hamilton, 2007). Students are also beginning to embrace fluid identities in which they move beyond identifying with a static, mutually exclusive gender or sex. In other words, they are taking part in a process of undoing gender. However, men with same sex attractions receive less acceptance within this culture (Pascoe, 2011 as cited in Rupp, & Taylor, 2010). For example, a popular drinking environment for hooking up also commonly encourages women kissing other women for the enjoyment of male individuals, sometimes leading to threesome sexual acts (Rupp et al., 2010). Women initiating same-sex sexual behaviour is thus a complimenting part of this heteronormative sexual hookup